May 1, 1978 New York Mets at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 9
BAL 6 NYY 8
KCR 4 ATL 6
NYM 5 PHI 12
@CIN 1 PIT 7
SDP 4 SFG 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Attendance: 5,399

Monday, May 1, 1978
Time of Game: 2:47

Mets

10-13

Lost 1

5th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            2  0  0   1  1  1   0  0  0    5 11  0
Braves          2  0  0   0  0  1   1  2  X    6 11  1

W: E Solomon (1-1), L: S Lockwood (0-1)

Braves

7-14

Won 1

6th, 6½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Mazzilli CF                 4   0   2   0    1   2  .259  .796    0    3   0   2B,IW
B Valentine 2B                3   1   0   1    1   0  .333  .749    0    1   5   SF
B Boisclair RF                3   2   1   0    2   1  .229  .652    0    3   1   IW
  S Lockwood P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
S Henderson LF                5   0   1   1    0   0  .193  .620    0    0   0   
W Montanez 1B                 3   0   2   1    2   0  .200  .569    0    8   0   SB,2·IW
J Stearns C                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .186  .513    0    6   1   
J Youngblood 3B               4   1   2   0    1   1  .385 1.005    0    1   2   2·2B
D Flynn SS                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .529    0    0   2   
C Swan P                      3   1   2   0    0   1  .231  .462    0    2   1   SH
  B Metzger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Maddox RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .598    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   5  11   3    8   6                    24  12

BATTING

2B: L Mazzilli (9, off P Hanna); J Youngblood 2 (2, off P Hanna, off R Camp).

SF: B Valentine (1, off R Camp).

SH: C Swan (1, off R Camp).

IBB: L Mazzilli (1, by R Camp); B Boisclair (1, by R Camp); W Montanez 2 (2, by A Devine, by R Camp).

TB: J Youngblood 4; L Mazzilli 3; C Swan 2; W Montanez 2; D Flynn; S Henderson; B Boisclair.

RBI: B Valentine (7); S Henderson (15); W Montanez (6).

2-out RBI: W Montanez.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Montanez (1, 2nd base off P Hanna/B Pocoroba).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Royster 2B                  4   2   3   1    0   0  .351  .888    0    3   1   3B,2B
R Office CF                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .676    0    4   1   
B Asselstine RF               3   1   1   0    1   0  .324  .826    0    3   1   3B
J Burroughs LF                3   1   2   2    0   0  .406 1.080    0    0   0   SF
  B Bonnell PR-LF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .191  .482         0   0   
B Pocoroba C                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .250  .610    0    6   0   2·2B
D Murphy 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .187  .539    0    9   1   
R Gilbreath 3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .608    0    1   4   
P Rockett SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .254    0    0   3   
  D Chaney PH-SS              1   1   1   0    1   0  .381  .980    0    1   0   IW
P Hanna P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Camp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  J Nolan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .277    0    0   0   
  A Devine P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Beall PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .118  .329    0    0   0   
  E Solomon P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   6  11   6    2   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Royster (2, off C Swan); B Pocoroba 2 (3, off S Lockwood, off C Swan).

3B: J Royster (1, off C Swan); B Asselstine (1, off S Lockwood).

SF: J Burroughs (3, off C Swan).

IBB: D Chaney (1, by S Lockwood).

TB: J Royster 6; B Pocoroba 4; B Asselstine 3; J Burroughs 2; B Beall; D Chaney; R Gilbreath.

RBI: J Burroughs 2 (14); B Pocoroba 2 (6); J Royster (3); R Office (4).

2-out RBI: B Pocoroba; J Royster.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Office-J Royster.

E: D Murphy (3).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Swan                         6.2   7   4   4    1   3   0   2.02   27     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 7     46    -     1.06   0.06
B Metzger, H (1)               0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   7.84    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-1    3.31  -0.04
S Lockwood, BS (2), L (0-1)    1     3   2   2    1   1   0   3.86    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    1.63  -0.53
Totals                         8    11   6   6    2   4   0          36     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1·11          2-1

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Hanna                        3     6   3   1    4   1   0   2.89   19     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 6     36    -     1.12  -0.21
R Camp                         2     2   1   1    3   0   0   5.25   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          2-1    1.90   0.02
A Devine                       2     1   1   1    1   2   0   9.49    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.80  -0.03
E Solomon, W (1-1)             2     2   0   0    0   3   0   1.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.48   0.21
Totals                         9    11   5   3    8   6   0          45     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1·10          2-1

P Hanna faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: S Lockwood (1); P Hanna (1); A Devine 2 (2).

WP: A Devine (1).

IBB: S Lockwood (1; D Chaney); A Devine (1; W Montanez); R Camp 3 (3; B Boisclair, W Montanez, L Mazzilli).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 5,399.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Atlanta Braves                       
1. L Mazzilli           CF    1. J Royster            2B 
2. B Valentine          2B    2. R Office             CF 
3. B Boisclair          RF    3. B Asselstine         RF 
4. S Henderson          LF    4. J Burroughs          LF 
5. W Montanez           1B    5. B Pocoroba           C  
6. J Stearns            C     6. D Murphy             1B 
7. J Youngblood         3B    7. R Gilbreath          3B 
8. D Flynn              SS    8. P Rockett            SS 
9. C Swan               P     9. P Hanna              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  5-4  ---      27%  57% B Asselstine    S Lockwood      Triple to RF
   b 8   0  5-5  -2-      17%  91% B Pocoroba      S Lockwood      Double to RF; Bonnell Scores
   b 7   2  5-3  1-3      13%  35% J Royster       B Metzger       Single to RF; Chaney Scores; Beall to 2B
   t 4   0  2-2  1--     -12%  33% L Mazzilli      P Hanna         Double to RF; Swan to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-     -10%  38% B Boisclair     P Hanna         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Valentine Scores/No RBI/unER; Boisclair to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Preston Hanna facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout
          ---      50%  B Valentine     Walk
          1--      48%  B Boisclair     Balk; Valentine to 2B
   R      -2-      38%  " "             Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Valentine Scores/No RBI/unER; Boisclair to 2B
   O      -2-      42%  S Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      33%  W Montanez      Single to CF; Boisclair Scores/unER
          1--      32%  J Stearns       Montanez Steals 2B
          -2-      32%  " "             Walk
          12-      29%  J Youngblood    Walk; Montanez to 3B; Stearns to 2B
   O      123      35%  D Flynn         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-2, Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
          ---      44%  J Royster       Triple to RF
   RO     --3      42%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-1B; Royster Scores
   O      ---      41%  B Asselstine    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      42%  J Burroughs     Single to LF
   RO     1--      50%  B Pocoroba      Double to RF; Burroughs Scores; Pocoroba out at 3B/RF-2B-C-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Preston Hanna facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  C Swan          Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  L Mazzilli      Single to RF; Swan out at 3B/RF-2B-1B-3B; Mazzilli to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -2-      52%  B Valentine     Flyball: CF
          -2-      51%  B Boisclair     Walk
   O      12-      55%  S Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Craig Swan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Gilbreath     Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  P Rockett       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Preston Hanna facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  W Montanez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  J Stearns       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  J Youngblood    Double to RF
   O      -2-      56%  D Flynn         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Craig Swan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  P Hanna         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  J Royster       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      50%  R Office        Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Preston Hanna facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  C Swan          Single to LF
          1--      33%  L Mazzilli      Double to RF; Swan to 3B
                  Rick Camp replaces Preston Hanna pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      39%  B Valentine     Flyball: CF
          -23      38%  B Boisclair     Intentional Walk
   RO     123      37%  S Henderson     Groundout: P-1B; Swan Scores; Mazzilli to 3B; Boisclair to 2B
          -23      35%  W Montanez      Intentional Walk
   O      123      43%  J Stearns       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Craig Swan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      40%  B Asselstine    Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      37%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      36%  B Pocoroba      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rick Camp facing 7-8-9
          ---      29%  J Youngblood    Double to LF
          -2-      27%  D Flynn         Single to SS; Youngblood stays at 2B
   O      12-      27%  C Swan          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Youngblood to 3B; Flynn to 2B
          -23      26%  L Mazzilli      Intentional Walk
   ROO    123      28%  B Valentine     Double Play: Flyball: CF-2B/Sacrifice Fly; Youngblood Scores
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-4, Craig Swan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      25%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
          ---      29%  R Gilbreath     Single to CF
   O      1--      26%  P Rockett       Groundout: P-1B; Gilbreath to 2B
                  Joe Nolan pinch hits for Rick Camp batting 9th
   O      -2-      22%  J Nolan         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Adrian Devine facing 3-4-5
                  Adrian Devine replaces Joe Nolan pitching and batting 9th
          ---      19%  B Boisclair     Single to 1B/Bunt
          1--      17%  S Henderson     Balk; Boisclair to 2B
          -2-      14%  " "             Wild Pitch; Boisclair to 3B
   O      --3      18%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          --3      17%  W Montanez      Intentional Walk
   R      1-3      12%  J Stearns       Balk; Boisclair Scores; Montanez to 2B
   O      -2-      14%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      16%  J Youngblood    Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-5, Craig Swan facing 1-2-3
          ---      23%  J Royster       Double to LF
   O      -2-      20%  R Office        Groundout: 2B-P; Royster to 3B
          --3      23%  B Asselstine    Walk
   RO     1-3      22%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Royster Scores
   O      1--      18%  B Pocoroba      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 3.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Adrian Devine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      20%  D Flynn         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      21%  C Swan          Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  L Mazzilli      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-5, Craig Swan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      18%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      15%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: SS-1B
                  Darrel Chaney pinch hits for Pat Rockett batting 8th
          ---      17%  D Chaney        Single to RF
                  Bob Beall pinch hits for Adrian Devine batting 9th
          1--      22%  B Beall         Single to RF; Chaney to 3B
                  Butch Metzger replaces Craig Swan pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      35%  J Royster       Single to RF; Chaney Scores; Beall to 2B
   O      12-      25%  R Office        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, Eddie Solomon facing 2-3-4
                  Eddie Solomon replaces Bob Beall pitching and batting 9th; Darrel Chaney moves to SS
   O      ---      28%  B Valentine     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      29%  B Boisclair     Strikeout Looking
          ---      28%  S Henderson     Single to LF
          1--      25%  W Montanez      Single to RF; Henderson to 3B
   O      1-3      30%  J Stearns       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-5, Skip Lockwood facing 3-4-5
                  Skip Lockwood replaces Bruce Boisclair pitching and batting 3rd; Elliott Maddox replaces Butch Metzger playing RF batting 9th
          ---      57%  B Asselstine    Triple to RF
   R      --3      67%  J Burroughs     Single to LF; Asselstine Scores
                  Barry Bonnell pinch runs for Jeff Burroughs batting 4th
          1--      74%  B Pocoroba      Balk; Bonnell to 2B
   R      -2-      91%  " "             Double to RF; Bonnell Scores
   O      -2-      88%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      86%  R Gilbreath     Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      86%  D Chaney        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      84%  E Solomon       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 6.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 5-6, Eddie Solomon facing 7-8-9
                  Barry Bonnell moves to LF
   O      ---      91%  J Youngblood    Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  D Flynn         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Maddox        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation